No! I shall never measure again

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plus two chairs that are still in the box not pictured... thanks Staples!

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SO.MANY.PEZ DISPENSERS!

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Not what usually follows me home from the dump

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Found a Dyson DC25. Power button wasn’t working. Cleaned it up and fixed the button. Good as new.

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Today's haul! Yes, that's a propane heater that only needs a $10 part... So happy I saved these from the landfill today

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I am not the dumpster diving type. But when I see a man throw a copy of a game I have wanted for a fair while into the garbage...

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Found a LG 50PN6500 LCD TV on the way home from an event

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What are your thoughts on taking edible stuff from the dumpster? Unopened 6 lb can of beans here. I also found another (same size) of chick peas, and one of pears.

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Rescued a cat tree

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First time dumpster diving is probably giving me unrealistic expectations

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Bowtie Shaped BBQ

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probably not a banksy

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Hit up Aldi last night and found a few bananas

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Nice little haul this morning!

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Great Haul Tonight! Lots of food to donate and other things to sell! :)

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Freezer at dollar general went out ( the entire dumpster was filled)

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KIDS AND BABIES HAUL!!!! DEFINITELY GOING BACK LATER TONIGHT

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A while back I found a plastic pencil box in a dumpster. Opened it up and found the same odds and ends I would have collected when I was a little boy. toys, pencil stubs, various coins and trinkets, seashells, feathers, and these rocks:

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Pretty good haul last time I went diving. This my favorite thing so far. Absurdly cartoony Halloween shower curtain. But we’re using it for windows

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Went for the first time! Didn't get much because I don't have much space for food. A worker actually caught me which made me nervous but he told me to enjoy and gave me those bananas! Also excited as I never buy fresh herbs due to the price

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Someone needs to go here

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Found spinning wheel

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Found this chandelier in a trash pile. It now provides light to a previously dark area in my place!

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Found this roof rack

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Pork ribs. Thrown out / Rescued from the dumpster. Anyone hungry $60 worth of meat.

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Found this while dumpster diving during move out week at my local university

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Perfectly working find this morning to brighten my very depressed struggling self

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From a fabric store...70 pairs of Hanukkah socks!

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Our first DD ever 🙂 thought we weren’t gonna find anything but we ended up makin out pretty good I’d say! 😋

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Happy with this DG find, but seems like it might be an employee's stash.

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3.11 haul

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Free!! Take a whole box, as many as you can carry Not true dumpsterdiving, but my mealprep have alot of mozzarella now(expiry the next day).

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Found this pair of sterling silver earrings last night dumpster diving. Marked Q.T. ©️ Sterling... which stands for the Quoc Turquoise shop

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I <3 drug stores

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First time diving and scored this bounty! Most excited about the 12 (TWELVE!) packs of organic raspberries that retail $7.99 each in these parts

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Sydney Australia.

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Jackpot this week

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Candy in a dumpster

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Haul from a storage unit dumpster

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Found this thing as one of the boards in my garages ceiling!

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A whole bag of sterling silver

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My deep freeze after 4 months of diving. (And that’s with giving away loads of food to family members.)

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Curbside find! Beautiful vintage bar cart. Grabbed a few other goodies, but this was the standout for sure.

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Lemon loaf

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Lots of Graphic Tees, Shirts, and Pants

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Why would these be thrown out, especially in the time we're living in? More in comments.

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Made a pretty decent find in a petsmart dumpster. The back pane of glass is cracked but that's ok, I will just put bedliner on the back side and it will be good to go. I keep tarantulas and will set it up for one of them.

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Just beautiful

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Tonight’s Haul

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Found this printer while on a walk (on trash day). It’s fully functional and still has ink

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Best haul ever at Krispy Kreme

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And I just started

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From the tube I thought it might be a LOVE poster. Someone tell me what the f*ck I'm looking at here.

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Dollar general (1 store)

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Anyone wanna see my wife's rug? Found in local dumpster

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One of my best summer finds. Who the heck throws away afghans!?!

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Was on a back road and saw some women loading up a dumpster. You would not believe the funds I found. Here’s one of the lights and it still works! 1950’s stage light mad in Hollywood California!

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Found a mini bust of Beethoven in a flea market dumpster

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While walking my dog this morning, found this on the sidewalk. There's treasure everywhere, just gotta keep your eyes open and on the ground.

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An old guy in a truck drove up to us and said hey, y'all want a free TV?

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Got this out of a fortune cookie yesterday. Seemed relevant.

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8 years ago I rescued this from the trash at my apartment complex. It’s held my wax melts ever since.

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Had a nice haul today!

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Found this on top of a dumpster next to a bunch of trash!

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Just another reminder to not be this person

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Tonight’s haul , basket is full of vintage Tupperware

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I found 250 (10 bundles of 25) cardboard boxes I can use for my eComm business. Easily $250 worth of boxes.

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This morning is cookie time.

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Two U-Haul boxes full of Playboy Magazines found curbside!

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Holy Grail of cat trees. And in really great shape other than the one clawed pillar at the bottom :)

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Not a regular diver...but you gotta take opportunities when they appear

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More goodies

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i found a bunch of books today (some i'm gonna keep and some i'm gonna put in my neighborhood little free library)

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Small dumpster dive at half price books today!

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Dog food gold mine!

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Post Easter pharmacy purge

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1925 Dragon Ashtray! Another day. Another Dive!

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Found the holy grail IN the dumpster!

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Found a Miele Vacuum!

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Found all sitting next to bin - hardly worn at all -spent the morning sipping coffee, cleaning shoes and listening to podcasts... going to give to friends and maybe sell on Fb marketplace

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One of my favorite DDs ever: the old news paper stand at my local Starbucks behind my house. I use it for my craft supplies now.

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Nintendo Wii I rescued from e-waste last spring

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Found this neat looking jade plant being tossed. It's now apart of our table centerpiece.

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Tupperware party anyone?

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Ivy League college move out weekend

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Getting good at it

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I don't need anything, I'm just gonna peak 🤦‍♀️

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Found last night. First stop.. didn't feel like going because of the weather. Glad I'm obstinate.

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Just pulled this out from the REI dumpster but I have no idea what they are. Any idea?

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Lots Of Lumber, 5 Gallon Bucket And Some Metal Baskets. Happy Earth Day!

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Found 50 brand new footballs

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Big Box Store unused merchandise.

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Schwinn toddler trike found at the dump.

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My first time diving on my own!

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My first big hit in a while at that one drugstore. Included is a dose of emergency contraceptive, for some reason.

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My best/coolest find yet vintage borderline mint condition Sonic comics. Not pictured is the death egg saga trilogy that I gave to my nephew before I thought to take a picture. In total around $200 in comics out of a bookstore trash.

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Found $100 in a dumpster. Only one tiny problem...

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What an amazing find!

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Ikea chairs found behind my apartment!

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Day old dumpster doughnuts

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Found this in my work's dumpster. I just can't believe someone threw these guys away!

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My best score yet just sold for $600. 1978 Rhodes Seventy Three Mark 1 electric piano.

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What to do with 3 large bags of chopped celery? Chicken food?

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Does it count if it's your trash?

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Found 3 big sealed boxes full of these t-shirts. G.R.E.A.T. = Gang Resistance Education & Training!

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Perfect condition XBOX Backpack!

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Holy sh*t it's a working tablet

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Dumpster haul!

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over $600 worth of dog food from petsmart last week

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Lots of books - left out by dumpsters during moving season

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Found this homemade subwoofer built from xbox packaging

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Brooklyn has the coolest garbage!

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100% dumpster dinner... delicious

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Sweet find today! L and XL original paintings just the pop of color i was looking for for an all white/ivory bedroom!

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Late night dive at my apartment building, I originally walked into the trash room with my cat pan trash and walked out with all these unopened treats I can include in my lunch, doesn’t expire until September or next year! Also looking forward to making waffles. The art stuff is always nice too!

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Been awhile- Aldeez last night

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Brand new in packaging ceramic finds!

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Love videogame finds! Cleaning all this up now!

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My small collection of kitchenware I've gotten diving.

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Found a cash register out for garbage (( while raining for 4 hrs straight )) it was ruined but I took it home to see if anything was inside and found $14! Free is free!

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Trash for my game collectors. This is why I started diving.

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Found this fancy 9 foot long rug waiting by the trash. Near perfect condition.

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Anybody like pumpkins?

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Thought this might kinda belong here too.

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Dumpster Aldi salmon tonight (all ingredients from the dumpster!)

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Found a Dyson vacuum today!

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I dont even know what to say.

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One of my absolute favorite finds ever. I found this $1500 desk on the curb back in 2014. Pristine condition (I broke a piece a few laters later. oops)

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Hit the jackpot at an apartment complex that caters to international students! Cleaning, gardening and art supplies galore!

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On day 4 of no power, water, gas, or heat. Grocery store lines have been 2 hour long. We got a tip that a natural food grocery store threw away most of their items after a brief power loss. Here's the haul, minus a third we gave to our neighbors who were out of food.

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Funky orange kitchen knife & sheath

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Really nice office chair. Can't find anything wrong with it.

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Pro shop dive was a great success!

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Heres a basic wrap up of all the stuff I found last night. There is a ton more but I couldn't get it all in one pic.

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Score!

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Another random dumpster lot curated by yours truly!

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Okay I know I've said this before and I know I'll probably say this again, but I think I just made my best find. Found a little money pouch with a bunch of old money in it.

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Not a bad haul yesterday!

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A worthy garbage pick from the side of the road.

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Dumpster full of frozen foods. Free $13 ribeyes. Picture is over a month old.

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I regularly check the content of the dumpsters in my appartment complex, my best find so far: a $400 Bose PC speaker system

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Pulled this out of a construction dumpster and salvaged its parts for art. The shell is a new succulent planter.

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They're a bit dirty, but I thought these Pepsi bottles were neat enough to save. Anyone know the potential date on these?

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The garbage Ninja

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